Poonjar Vadakkekara Population, Caste, Working Data Kottayam, Kerala - Census 2011

Poonjar Vadakkekara is a village situated in Meenachil taluka of Kottayam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,997 families residing in the village Poonjar Vadakkekara. The total population of Poonjar Vadakkekara is 8,222 out of which 4,074 are males and 4,148 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Poonjar Vadakkekara is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Poonjar Vadakkekara village is 763 which is 9% of the total population. There are 390 male children and 373 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Poonjar Vadakkekara is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,018) of Poonjar Vadakkekara village.

Population
8,222
Families
1,997
Literacy
97.21%
Sex Ratio
1,018

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Poonjar Vadakkekara is 97.2%. Thus Poonjar Vadakkekara village has higher literacy rate compared to 88.6% of Kottayam district. The male literacy rate is 98.05% and the female literacy rate is 96.4% in Poonjar Vadakkekara village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Poonjar Vadakkekara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Poonjar Vadakkekara Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Poonjar Vadakkekara village.

Total Male Female
Children 763 390 373
Literacy 97.21% 98.05% 96.4%
Scheduled Caste 351 168 183
Scheduled Tribe 1,067 543 524
Illiterate 971 462 509

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13% of total population in Poonjar Vadakkekara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Poonjar Vadakkekara village out of total population, 3,267 were engaged in work activities. 75.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,267 workers engaged in Main Work, 146 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,469 1,944 525
Cultivators 146 137 9
Agriculture Labourer 181 138 43
Household Industries 34 24 10
Other Workers 2,108 1,645 463
Marginal Workers 798 425 373
Non Working 4,955 1,705 3,250

Nearby Villages to Poonjar Vadakkekara,

Below are the list of villages near Poonjar Vadakkekara village in Meenachil.

Village Population
Moonilavu 9,213
Teekoy 9,418
Melukavu 9,385
Thalappalam 9,435
Kadanad 14,692
Bharananganam 17,149
Ramapuram 16,928
Lalam 9,137
Vellilappally 16,509
Vallichira 13,716

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